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IT Leadership at Stanford Nancy Ware Director, Strategic Planning and Communication IT Services, Stanford University MOR IT Leaders Conference June 2013 Slide 2 In 2004, Stanford IT needed to: healheal create cohesioncreate cohesion generate ownershipgenerate ownership Where we started Slide 3 Leadership Programs Mentoring and Coaching Connection Succession Planning RECRUIT REVIEW REWARD RENEW Strategy: Talent development RECRUIT REVIEW REWARD Slide 4 IT Leaders Program Started in 2004 5-8 annual participants Focused on IT Services directors; added school and departmental participants in 2008 Off-site program ITLP Leadership Programs at Stanford Principle outcome: Common vocabululary and culture Slide 5 Leadership Programs at Stanford Leadership @ Stanford Program University-wide program focused on executive leaders (executive director level and above across Stanford) On-campus program L@S Not just for IT any more! Slide 6 The beginning of an idea Slide 7 When you see someone put on his Big Boots, you can be pretty sure that Adventure is about to happen. Winnie the Pooh A.A. Milne Slide 8 Leadership Programs at Stanford Stanford Technical Leadership Program Program for technical leaders and individual contributors 25 participants divided across local and central IT units On-campus program STLP Principle outcome: Broaden common strategy and vocabulary across Stanford IT Slide 9 Leadership Programs at Stanford 2013 Total Participant s 2004201020092008 2004-08 ITLP 5-6 IT Services participants per year 2008 ITLP participants invited from beyond ITS 2009 L@S begins 2010 STLP begins 25 participants per year By 2013: ITLP = 60 staff (1/3 are clients) STLP = 100 staff (most are clients) Slide 10 Impact STLP Stanford IT Unconferenc e Communities of Practice Alumni Community Website Slide 11 What are you prepared to do? Slide 12 Invest in your people Leverage your networks Be prepared to help And get out of the way Slide 13 Our next steps Develop the alumni network Support continuous learning Slide 14 160+ and counting Slide 15 Questions?